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UNESCO World Heritage for South Africa |
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 8 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for South Africa to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of South Africa for descriptions.
![]() | 1999 - iSimangaliso Wetland Park | Natural site |
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![]() | 1999 - Robben Island | Cultural site |
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![]() | 1999 - Fossil Hominid Sites of Sterkfontein, Swartkrans, Kromdraai, and Environs | Cultural site |
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![]() | 2000 - uKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park | Mixed site |
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![]() | 2003 - Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape | Cultural site |
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![]() | 2004 - Cape Floral Region Protected Areas | Natural site |
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![]() | 2005 - Vredefort Dome | Natural site |
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![]() | 2007 - Richtersveld Cultural and Botanical Landscape | Cultural site |

Robben Island